ABOUT EASTWICK

Eastwick is a neighborhood in Southwest Philadelphia. It is situated in the southwest corner of Philadelphia County and bounded by Darby Creek and Delaware County in the west, the Philadelphia International Airport to the south, 70th street to the north, and the Schuylkill River to the east. This area was originally known as The Meadows, named after the marshlands surrounding the Darby Creek. Due to these marshlands, the area was sparsely populated, occupied by small farms, junkyards, and a few scattered houses. But when the marshlands were dredged in order to create the airport in the 1930s, there came the idea of developing the rest of the surrounding area. In 1953, the Korman Company decided to embark on the largest urban renewal project that the United States had ever seen. The area was to be called Eastwick after Andrew M. Eastwick, who made the Bartram's Garden site possible. The Company demolished many older homes but only replaced a small portion of them with new residences. Today the Korman Company still owns the land. Currently, the area is mostly populated by a transient crowd, which includes airplane pilots, flight attendants, and other airport personnel.